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Song of the Day: Five Minutes More, music by Jule Styne, lyrics by  Sammy Cahn, was a #1 hit record for Frank Sinatra in 1946. On this date in 1913, the great Sammy Cahn was born. The three-time Oscar winning lyricist was a wonderful contributor to the Great American Songbook.…

Song of the Day: Good Vibrations, words and music by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, was a #1 Billboard Hot 100 hit for The Beach Boys in 1966. The song is noted for its unusual instrumentation, which included cello and an electro-theremin. Today, Wilson died at the age of 82.…

I was very saddened to read of the death of jazz guitarist Joe Giglio. I knew Joe from his many performances with my brother Carl Barry at various jazz clubs in Manhattan. Joe was a dear, sweet soul. Even years later, when we became “Facebook” friends, he never missed an…

In memory of Jack Wilkins (1944-2023) Today, June 3, 2025, is the eighty-first anniversary of jazz guitarist Jack Wilkins‘s birth. This remembrance is in tribute to him. — Host Charles Carlini of Carlini Media staged a celebration of jazz guitar great Tal Farlow at Merkin Concert Hall in New York…

On this date in 1921, legendary jazz pianist Marty Napoleon was born in Brooklyn to Sicilian immigrant parents. A gifted musician, Marty replaced pianist Earl Hines in Louis Armstrong’s All Stars Band in 1952—and they toured the world. He played with many jazz greats over the years and appeared in…